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rowan
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pixel animator/UI on Diorama Break, likewise on [another game], mustard liker, fka breadotop. views are my own.

check out my art here: https://www.bezeltorpe.net
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260129 - hour hand clock
pico-8-edu.com?c=AHB4YQvLBc...

12h analogue clock with no minute hand
light mode from 6:00 to 18:00 (daytime)
dark mode from 18:00 to 6:00 (nighttime)
#pico8 #dailycarts
January 28, 2026 at 11:22 PM
soft announcement: likely opening up one-offs again. dppt-style, animated addon available. i'll post w/ samples when i'm set up
January 28, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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20 years of freelancing for licensed IPs has been grand, but there comes a time when I want to make something I can call "mine." Where I set the rules, vision & direction.

THAT is #Drogune: Fortune's Lap. A chance to create for creation's sake. Give it a look, won't you?

Drogune.com/Read
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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There's always going to be bad news and suffering happening somewhere at any given time. It's not insensitive to find joy and distractions in your own life. This is what we're fighting for after all, that we can all be safe and happy. So don't waste those opportunities to enjoy life when you can.
if you feel guilt about creating non-activist/political work right now remember that you MUST balance out being informed with keeping your sanity. do your best to help but do not let it consume you to the point where all you do is doomscroll. maintaining your joy is part of the long game.
January 27, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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January 22, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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I updated and made some new character portraits for this trailer!
Hey #gamedev, wanted to share an updated trailer for our couch co-op action RPG. Lots of polish went into this last year! We'll be doing playtests later this week.
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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some bits of wisdom from tunglr
January 21, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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New on the Ponett Gazette: I use 2025's two most popular GOTY contenders (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Silksong) as a springboard to ramble about various bits of indie dev discourse and the stressful state of the creative field I work in, and also the fact that The Game Awards are a joke.
Video game discourse grab bag: The Game Awards 2025, Expedition 33, and Silksong
In which I use 2025's two big GOTY contenders as a springboard to ramble about various bits of indie dev discourse and the state of the creative field I work in, and also the fact that The Game Awards...
ponett.dog
January 12, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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David Lynch passed a year ago today. I hope we all can absorb just a little bit of the energy he put out in his lifetime.
January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
i was gonna save this thought for a potential essay or something, but the idea of "keep making shit in spite of it all" really shined through in unbeatable, for me. it said that alongside other narrative games about persistence in the face of seemingly insurmountable forces of resistance
January 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
someday, there'll be a last time you'll ever think about someone ever again, and that will be the last time they appear in your life. small comforts
January 16, 2026 at 6:49 PM
rolled credits on unbeatable... a lot to think about
January 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM
ok it's kinda funny how many games i've played recently that have a prison level. two of them even have the same guy in them
January 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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pal({-16,-14,2,14,15,7,6,12,-4,1,-15},1)w=128r=rnd
a=abs
for y=0,w do
for x=0,w do
pset(x,y,r(12))end
end::_::x=r(w)y=r(w)u=r(3)\1-1v=r(3)\1-1e=pget((x-u)%w,(y-v)%w)f=pget((x+u)%w,(y+v)%w)d=f-e
b=a(d)if(b==6)d=r{-6,6}
if(b>6)d=(12-b)*sgn(-d)
pset(x,y,(e+d/2)%12)goto _
January 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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260113 alt - corners only
pico-8-edu.com?c=AHB4YQFnAS...

#pico8 #dailycart #postcart (code below)
January 12, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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January 12, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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I hit the button ✅😭🐸
🚨BIG HOPS is OUT NOW🚨
Get it on Steam | Switch | PS5 for just $17.99 with our 10% launch discount!
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5
January 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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260113 - we got dvd screensaver at home
pico-8-edu.com?c=AHB4YQEDAN...

w,h,r,s=117,121,rnd,"\^udvd"
x,y,c=r(w),r(h),6+r(10)
u,v=r({-1,1}),r({-1,1})
::_::x+=u y+=v
if(x<0 or x>w)u=-u c=(c-5+r(8))%10+6
if(y<0 or y>h)v=-v c=(c-5+r(8))%10+6
cls()print(s,x,y,c)flip()goto _

#pico8 #dailycarts #postcart
January 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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January 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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I made the music video for SUGAR SWEET! 🧁🎵

a delightfully delicious feast for your eyes & ears ft. Kasane Teto and the CANDY GIRLS! ❤️
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
hrrgh i wanna work on a vocaloid mv someday so bad
January 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Instrumental range showcase from last year.
I will continue doing my best this year. ☺
January 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
new year already kicking my ass into a ditch... but i'll survive...
January 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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grass and steel!! v happy with how grass turned out..
January 7, 2026 at 7:56 AM